Inspiration from other photographers: Roy Sabay

I am amazed at Roy Sabay's work.  Where do I start?  Lighting, postprocessing, dodging and burning, composition, tonality...  I find it even more astonishing that he got serious with photography only as recently as October 2007 - that's a few months after I started!  Most of Roy's photos seem to be set up as opposed to candid shots; nonetheless, I hope to learn more from observing Roy's work and apply what I can to my family photos.